To arrange words in alphabetical order, we look at the first letter of each word. If the first letters are the same, we look at the second letter, and so on.
Here is the step-by-step sorting for each list:
1. star, smart, shoe, same
* All start with
s.
* Look at the second letter:
* st
ar (a)
* sm
art (m) -> Wait, let's look closer.
* sh
oe (h)
* sa
me (a)
* Let's compare the second letters properly:
* s
ame (a)
* s
hoe (h)
* s
mart (m)
* s
tar (t)
* Order: a, h, m, t.
* Result:
same, shoe, smart, star
2. door, dear, disk, duck
* All start with
d.
* Look at the second letter:
* d
ear (e)
* d
isk (i)
* d
oor (o)
* d
uck (u)
* Order: e, i, o, u.
* Result:
dear, disk, door, duck
3. water, wise, work, what
* All start with
w.
* Look at the second letter:
* w
ater (a)
* w
hat (h)
* w
ise (i)
* w
ork (o)
* Order: a, h, i, o.
* Result:
water, what, wise, work
4. cool, cute, cash, crane
* All start with
c.
* Look at the second letter:
* c
ash (a)
* c
ool (o)
* c
rane (r)
* c
ute (u)
* Order: a, o, r, u.
* Result:
cash, cool, crane, cute
5. main, mouth, melt, might
* All start with
m.
* Look at the second letter:
* m
ain (a)
* m
elt (e)
* m
ight (i)
* m
outh (o)
* Order: a, e, i, o.
* Result:
main, melt, might, mouth
6. grip, goat, gate, glass
* All start with
g.
* Look at the second letter:
* g
ate (a)
* g
lass (l)
* g
oat (o)
* g
rip (r)
* Order: a, l, o, r.
* Result:
gate, glass, goat, grip
Final Answer:
1. same, shoe, smart, star
2. dear, disk, door, duck
3. water, what, wise, work
4. cash, cool, crane, cute
5. main, melt, might, mouth
6. gate, glass, goat, grip
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of abc order worksheet 2nd grade.
